The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/shlomo-amar/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:32:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Shlomo Amar | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/shlomo-amar/ 32 32 MKs heed call of bereaved family to only pay respects after they reach across aisle https://www.timesofisrael.com/mks-heed-call-of-bereaved-family-to-only-pay-respects-after-they-reach-across-aisle/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:49:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3407900 Lawmakers from government, opposition parties meet family of slain reservist together; widow issues call for Haredi yeshiva students to share burden of military draft

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]]> High Court: State must explain why it hasn’t disciplined Jerusalem chief rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/high-court-state-must-explain-why-it-hasnt-disciplined-jerusalem-chief-rabbi/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:46:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3106136 Court gives government 21 days to respond regarding lack of action over Shlomo Amar's comments disparaging Reform Jews, LGBTQ community, Women of the Wall

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]]> Jerusalem’s chief Sephardic rabbi condemns harassment of Christians https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalems-chief-sephardic-rabbi-condemns-harassment-of-christians/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:35:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3030779 Shlomo Amar's unusual statement in English follows multiple small incidents and an unauthorized protest led by the city's deputy mayor against Evangelicals

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]]> ‘God have mercy’: J’lem chief rabbi pans Orthodox MKs who backed gay Knesset speaker https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-chief-rabbi-pans-religious-mks-who-backed-ohana-as-1st-gay-knesset-speaker/ Sun, 01 Jan 2023 18:11:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=2914420 Ex-chief rabbi of Israel Shlomo Amar, who has called LGBTQ people ‘wild animals,’ says it's 'unbearable' that Amir Ohana was appointed to a position that is 'meant to be lofty'

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]]> Prominent rabbis protest planned designation of far-right Lehava as terror group https://www.timesofisrael.com/prominent-rabbis-protest-planned-designation-of-far-right-lehava-as-terror-group/ Sun, 12 Sep 2021 23:49:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2615664&preview=true&preview_id=2615664 Leading spiritual leaders say the organization, which works to stifle intermarriage and LGBT rights, 'must be allowed to continue its important activities'

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]]> Jerusalem chief rabbi compares gay pride marchers to ‘wild animals’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-chief-rabbi-compares-gay-pride-marchers-to-wild-animals/ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 06:10:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2560368 Shlomo Amar, the former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel, laments religious participants in capital's recent parade

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]]> Third Israeli contracts coronavirus on cruise ship off Japan https://www.timesofisrael.com/third-israeli-contracts-coronavirus-on-cruise-ship-off-japan/ Sun, 16 Feb 2020 19:43:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2241792 Health Ministry working to extract remaining Israelis from Diamond Princess; Jerusalem chief rabbi to enter self-quarantine after Singapore visit, as Israel toughens rules

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]]> Jerusalem chief rabbi visits Bahrain for interfaith event, meets king https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-chief-rabbi-visits-bahrain-for-interfaith-event/ Tue, 10 Dec 2019 01:21:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2198894 'The people of the Middle East want peace with Israel,' Shlomo Amar says during trip, amid slowly warming ties between Jerusalem and Manama

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]]> ADL condemns Jerusalem chief rabbi’s ‘hateful comments’ on homosexuals https://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-condemns-jerusalem-chief-rabbis-hateful-comments-on-homosexuals/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 06:24:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2117529 Jewish organization calls on Shlomo Amar to apologize for saying gay people can't be religious and that homosexuality 'can be overcome' through fearing God

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]]> Jerusalem chief rabbi: Gay people cannot be religious, shouldn’t pretend to be https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-chief-rabbi-gay-people-arent-religious-should-cast-off-observance/ Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:32:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2116855 LGBT community fumes after Shlomo Amar tells seminar that homosexuality is a 'wild lust' that can be overcome with simple fear of God

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]]> Venezuela welcomes former Israeli chief rabbi in ‘peace diplomacy’ bid https://www.timesofisrael.com/venezuela-welcomes-former-israeli-chief-rabbi-in-peace-diplomacy-bid/ Tue, 04 Dec 2018 20:34:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1974292 Troubled South American nation downgraded diplomatic relations with Israel following wars with Hezbollah and Hamas

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]]> Orphan high school students awarded scholarships for academic success https://www.timesofisrael.com/orphan-high-school-students-awarded-scholarships-for-academic-success/ Sun, 15 Jul 2018 20:52:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1889972 Colel Chabad, in cooperation with the Barad family and Meromim Foundation, supports 100 top students who have lost a parent

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]]> Liberal Jews picket Paris synagogue hosting Jerusalem chief rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/liberal-jews-picket-paris-synagogue-hosting-jerusalem-chief-rabbi/ Mon, 18 Sep 2017 15:49:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1696124 Shlomo Amar lambasted for calling homosexuals 'crazies' and 'obscene people,' and saying a woman's place is in the home

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]]> Reform Jews ‘worse than Holocaust deniers’ — former chief rabbi https://www.timesofisrael.com/reform-jews-worse-than-holocaust-deniers-former-chief-rabbi/ Wed, 06 Sep 2017 08:22:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1688654 Netanyahu rejects comments by Jerusalem's Sephardic chief rabbi, Shlomo Amar, says, 'All Jews are part of one family'

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]]> In defiance of Israeli law, polygamy sanctioned by top rabbis https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-defiance-of-israeli-law-polygamy-sanctioned-by-top-rabbis/ Tue, 27 Dec 2016 09:25:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1528545 With apparent backing from Jerusalem chief rabbi, organization helps religious Jewish men marry a second wife, claiming this helps single women have families, counters demographic trends

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